Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is English; and the meaning contains the keyword hill.
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hill meaning
Brandon English
From the name of various places in England meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English.
Bray English
From a place name derived from Cornish bre "hill".
Brownlow English
From Old English brun meaning "brown" and hlaw meaning "mound, small hill". The name was probably given to a family living on a small hill covered with bracken.
Burrows English
Topographic name derived from Old English beorg meaning "hill, mountain" or burg meaning "fort". Alternatively, it could come from a compound of bur "room, cottage, dwelling" and hus "house".
Churchill English
From an English place name meaning "church hill". A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War II.
Downer English
Name for someone who lived on or near a down, which is an English word meaning "hill".
Haden English
From a place name derived from Old English hæþ "heath" and dun "hill".
Harlow English
Habitational name derived from a number of locations named Harlow, from Old English hær "rock, heap of stones" or here "army", combined with hlaw "hill".
Hartell English
From various place names derived from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and hyll "hill".
Hayden 1 English
From place names meaning either "hay valley" or "hay hill", derived from Old English heg "hay" and denu "valley" or dun "hill".
Hill English
Originally given to a person who lived on or near a hill, derived from Old English hyll.
Hillam English
From English places by this name, derived from Old English hyll meaning "hill".
Hilton English
From various English place names derived from Old English hyll "hill" and tun "enclosure, town". Famous bearers of this name include the Hilton family of hotel heirs.
Howe English
Name for one who lived on a hill, from Middle English how "hill" (of Norse origin).
Howse English
Variant of Howe.
Huff English
Means "spur of a hill", from Old English hoh.
Hull English
Variant of Hill.
Knowles English
From Middle English knoll, Old English cnoll meaning "small hill, knoll". A famous bearer is American singer Beyoncé Knowles (1981-).
Langdon English
Derived from the name of various places, of Old English origin meaning "long hill" (effectively "ridge").
Law English
Derived from Old English hlaw "hill".
Low English
Variant of Law.
Lowe 2 English
Variant of Law.
Merrill 2 English
From the name of various places in England, derived from Old English myrige "pleasant" and hyll "hill".
Peck 1 English
Variant of Peak.
Roydon English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill", from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill".
Royle English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill".
Underhill English
Means "dweller at the foot of a hill", from Old English under and hyll.
Whittle English
From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and hyll "hill".
Winslow English
Derived from an Old English place name meaning "hill belonging to Wine".